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Play golf in Madison County, help kids go to school in Zimbabwe
JewelRide is offering local golfers a chance to play a round for a worthy cause. JewelRide, which offers non-emergency medical transportation in the Illinois Metro East and the greater St. Louis region, is located at 2110 Troy Road in Edwardsville. The company is hosting the second annual JewelRide Golf Classic on Sunday, Aug. 11 at Belk Park Golf Course in Wood River.
Narcan vending machines popping up throughout Illinois in effort to combat overdoses
(The Center Square) – Vending machines containing naloxone, an opioid antagonist, are appearing all over Illinois as officials battle fentanyl overdoses. Opioid overdoses can occur when someone uses too much of a prescription opioid, like hydrocodone or oxycodone, or uses illegally distributed drugs. A person purchasing street drugs is at risk of overdose since many street drugs are contaminated with fentanyl. Chestnut Health Systems have been installing the vending machines...
GoFundMe set up for Madison County couple killed in motorcycle crash
A GoFundMe has been set up for a Granite City couple killed in a motorcycle crash on Aug. 3 in Pontoon Beach. Cole and Morgan Whitford were riding a Harley Davidson southbound on Highway 111 at Timberlake Drive when the motorcycle struck a vehicle that was turning left from Timberlake, according to Pontoon Beach Police Chief Chris Modrusic.
Iron Workers, Operating Engineers locals celebrate topping out of eastbound span of I-270 Chain of Rocks Bridge
GREAT TEAMWORK – Talented union members from Iron Workers Locals 396 and 392 and Operating Engineers Locals 513 and 520 recently “topped out” on the Interstate 270 Chain of Rocks Bridge project. The July 21 ceremony, marking the setting of the eastbound brdge, took place on a barge in the middle of the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Madison County, Ill. The new structure is being built directly south of the existing Chain of Rocks Bridge, and is the first of the project’s twin bridges to be built. Work on the westbound span is expected to begin in 2025. – Iron Workers Local 396 photos.
Kyoto Steakhouse Manager Indicted For Tax Evasion
EDWARDSVILLE - The manager of Kyoto Steakhouse Edwardsville Inc. was indicted by a Madison County grand jury on several charges including sales tax evasion, theft of government funds, and more. He allegedly used false sales figures for more than three years to avoid paying over $100,000 in taxes to the state.
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